Video - 2000 Saab 9-5 engine removal through top

2000 Saab 9-5 engine removal through top

My brother and I haphazardly proceed with a DIY B235 engine swap (out the top as opposed to our previous method of dropping the subframe). This footage was condensed from 90 minutes of work. In retrospect, I would have done this outside. The garage is just under 8 feet so clearance was an issue for the hoist. Also, the transmission leaked the entire time - watch for the encroaching pool of fluid! Learn from our experience and read up on the procedure well: we had not removed all the brackets and stud mounting from the transmission which would have made things go much, much faster and safer. Lots of effort was spent trying to get the leveler to return from its extreme angle, but we had a cheapie from HFT. Definitely most efficient as a 2-man operation.